Schedule 2
(Section 2)
CODE OF SAFETY FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL VESSELS
OPERATING IN THE CARIBBEAN
PREAMBLE
The aim of this Code is to prescribe standards of construction, and emergency equipment for small commercial vessels operating in the Caribbean Region. The regulations are based on the United States Coast Guard Code of Federal Regulations 46 Sub-Chapter T (certification of small passenger vessels) which are regarded as equivalent to IMO Convention requirements for such vessels, Sub-Chapter C (Uninspected vessels) and The United Kingdom Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Workboats and Pilot Boats.
It should be noted that requirements for small commercial vessels of 24 metres and over in length, on international voyages, or those under 24 metres in length which carry more than 150 passengers or provide overnight accommodation for more than 50 passengers, are given in the Code of Safety for Caribbean Cargo Ships and the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, (SOLAS) for cargo and passenger ships respectively. Nevertheless, small commercial vessels of 24 metres and over in length engaged on voyages in national waters only, could be allowed to operate under the provisions of this Code by the Administration.
Administrations that are party to SOLAS, who notify IMO that the Code has been determined to be equivalent to the provisions of SOLAS under regulation I/5, for passenger vessels of less than 24 metres in length on international voyages, can issue such vessels with a SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety Certificate along with a copy of the notification of equivalency to IMO.
Model Training Courses for Boatmasters and Boat Engineers are available from the Office of the Regional Maritime Adviser (Caribbean). These courses provide a blueprint for the training of Boatmasters and Boat Engineers and seek to ensure that persons who operate small commercial vessels are competent to carry out their duties efficiently, Contact information is as follows—
ARRANGEMENT
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part A
Application and Interpretation
| 1 | Application |
| 2 | Definitions |
| 3 | Equivalence and exemptions |
| 4 | Approved equipment and material |
Part B
Inspections
| 5 | Extension of Inspection |
| 6 | Notice of inspection deficiencies and requirements |
| 7 | Unsafe practices |
| 8 | Hull and Tailshaft Examinations |
| 9 | Repairs, Alterations and Modifications |
| 10 | Additional tests and inspections |
Part C
Certification
| 11 | Application for a Certificate of Inspection |
| 12 | Certificate of Inspection |
| 13 | Description of Certificate |
| 14 | Posting of Certificates, Permits and Stability Letters |
| 15 | Special Permits |
Part D
Passenger and Crew Capacity
| 16 | Total Number of persons permitted |
Part E
Passenger Ships on International Voyages
| 17 | Certification |
| 18 | Safety Management System |
| 19 | Ship Security System |
| 20 | Additional Requirements |
CHAPTER II
CONSTRUCTION
Part A
General Provisions
| 1 | General Provisions |
| 2 | Plans and Information to be Submitted |
| 3 | Hull Structure |
| 4 | Means of Escape |
Part B
Watertight and Weathertight Openings
| 5 | Hatchways |
| 6 | Hatches which are open at sea |
| 7 | Doorways located above the weather deck |
| 8 | Companion hatch openings |
| 9 | Skylights |
| 10 | Portlights and Windows |
| 11 | Ventilators |
Part C
Accommodation
| 12 | General |
| 13 | Crew Spaces |
| 14 | Passenger Accommodation |
| 15 | Passenger capacity |
| 16 | Water services |
| 17 | Galley |
| 18 | Toilet facilities |
| 19 | Stowage facilities for personal effects |
Part D
Working Decks
| 20 | Surface of Working Decks |
| 21 | Rails and Guards |
CHAPTER III
FREEBOARD, STABILITY AND WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY
Part A
Freeboard
| 2 | Loading Marks |
| 3 | Loading of a vessel |
Part B
Stability
| 4 | Stability Information for Operating Personnel |
| 5 | Stability Information |
| 6 | Intact stability requirements in general |
| 7 | Intact stability requirements for a sailing vessel |
| 8 | Simplified stability proof test procedure |
| and assumptions |
| 9 | Installation of Ballast |
| 10 | Open Boats |
| 11 | Foam flotation material |
Part C
Watertight Integrity
| 12 | Drainage of Weather Decks |
| 13 | Air Pipes |
| 14 | Sea Inlets and Discharges |
| 15 | Materials for Valves and Associated Piping |
Part D
Subdivision
| 16 | Collision Bulkheads |
| 17 | Construction and Location of Collision Bulkheads |
| 18 | Watertight Subdivision Bulkheads |
| 19 | Subdivision of Cargo Vessels |
| 20 | Subdivision of Passenger Vessels |
| 21 | Location of Watertight Bulkheads for Subdivision |
CHAPTER IV
MACHINERY
Part A
General Provisions
| 1 | General requirements |
| 2 | Gasoline engines for propulsion |
| 3 | Ventilation of Spaces relating to Gasoline |
| 4 | Ventilation of spaces relating to diesel |
| 5 | Exhausts |
| 6 | Engine Starting |
| 7 | Portable Plant |
| 8 | Propulsion Engine Control Systems |
Part B
Steering and Propeller Systems
| 9 | Main Steering Gear |
| 10 | Auxiliary Means of Steering |
| 11 | Propeller Systems |
Part C
Bilge Systems
| 12 | General Provisions for Bilge Systems |
| 13 | Bilge piping system |
| 14 | Bilge pumps |
| 15 | Bilge high level alarms |
Part D
Electrical Arrangements
| 16 | General Provisions |
| 17 | Power Sources |
| 18 | Electrical Systems |
| 19 | Cables and Wiring |
| 20 | Batteries |
| 21 | Battery Installation |
| 22 | General grounding requirements |
| 23 | Lighting |
| 24 | Hazardous Spaces |
CHAPTER V
FIRE PROTECTION
Part A
General Provisions
| 1 | Fire Protection Provisions |
| 2 | Machinery Space –Construction |
| 3 | Insulation |
| 4 | Cooking Appliances |
| 5 | Fire Safety |
Part E
Fire Extinguishing and Detecting Equipment
| 6 | Equipment installed but not required |
| 7 | Fire pumps |
| 8 | Fire main and hydrants |
| 9 | Fire hoses and nozzles |
| 10 | Requirement for Fixed Fire Extinguishing and Detecting Systems |
| 11 | Number, Type and location of Portable Fire Extinguishers |
| 12 | Fire axe |
| 13 | Fire bucket |
| 14 | Servicing of fixed and portable fire extinguishers |
| 15 | Fire Blanket |
CHAPTER VI
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
| 1 | General Provisions |
| 2 | Number and Type of Survival Craft |
| 3 | EPIRB, SART and Radar Reflector |
| 4 | Distress signals |
| 5 | Lifebuoys |
| 6 | Lifejackets |
| 7 | Stowage of survival craft |
| 8 | Special provisions for buoyant apparatus |
| 8A | Servicing of life saving appliances |
| 8B | Repair of inflatable survival craft |
| 8C | Record of repair and servicing |
| 9 | Survival craft equipment |
| 10 | Retro-reflective Material |
| 11 | Rescue and retrieval of persons from the water |
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
| 1 | General Provisions |
| 2 | Navigation Lights, Shapes and Sound Signals |
| 3 | Charts and Nautical Publications |
| 4 | Navigation Equipment |
| 5 | Radio and Signalling Equipment |
| 6 | Public address systems |
| 7 | Mooring and Ground Tackle |
| 8 | First Aid Kit |
| 9 | Cooking and Heating |
| 10 | Pollution Prevention Equipment and Procedures |
CHAPTER VIII
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Part A
Operational Requirements
| 1 | General Provisions |
| 2 | Marine Casualties |
| 3 | Logbook |
| 4 | Miscellaneous Operating Requirements |
Part E
Preparations for Emergencies
| 5 | Record of Passengers |
| 6 | Passenger Safety |
| 7 | Emergency Instructions |
| 8 | Recommended Emergency Instructions Format |
| 9 | Emergency Station Bill |
| 10 | Abandon Ship and Man Overboard Drills and Training |
| 11 | Fire Fighting Drills and Training |
| 13 | Markings Required |
| 14 | Operational Readiness, Maintenance and |
| Inspection of Lifesaving Equipment |
| 15 | Instruction manuals, documentation, |
| signs/notices and language used |
CHAPTER IX
LICENCING OF BOATMASTERS
AND ENGINEERS, MANNING AND HOURS OF WORK
Part A
Licences
| 1 | Master |
| 2 | Engineers |
| 2 | A crew |
| 3 | Licence issue, standards and conditions |
| 4 | Grades and area restrictions of Boatmaster Licences |
| 5 | Requirements for obtaining a Boatmaster Licence |
| 6 | Practical Instruction |
| 7 | Examination for Boatmaster Licences |
| 8 | Grade and Area Restrictions of Boat Engineer Licences |
| 9 | Requirements for obtaining a Boat Engineer Licence |
| 10 | Approved Course |
| 11 | Examination for Boat Engineer Licences |
| 12 | Existing licences |
| 13 | Period of Validity and Renewal of Licence |
| 14 | Medical Fitness Certificate |
| 15 | Record and surrender of licences |
Part B
ours of Work
Part C
Manning
| 17 | Additional crew |
| Annex 1 | Form of Certificate of Inspection |
| Annex 2 | Simplified Stability Test Procedure |
| Annex 3 | Small Commercial Vessel Simplified Subdivision Calculation |
| Annex 4 | Fire Test For FRP |
| Annex 5 | Ignitability Test For Combustible Insulations |
| Annex 6 | Recommended Emergency Broadcast Instructions |
| Annex 7 | Anchors and Cables |
| Annex 8 | First Aid Kits |
| Annex 9 | Estimating Guidelines for Holding Tank Capacity |
| Annex 10 | Form of Boatmaster and Boat Engineer Licence |
| Annex 11 | Syllabus for Boatmaster and Boat Engineer Licences |